Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Ethiopia
4.97 million
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
59.80 million
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 59.80 million against 4.97 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 54.83 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 212,975 6.52 million 6.31 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 611,658 12.40 million 11.78 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 840,822 17.72 million 16.88 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.37 million 30.49 million 28.12 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.49 million 51.76 million 47.27 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 59.80 million against 4.97 million in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54.83 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.